diff --git a/core/encode.h b/core/encode.h
index fdeb273f34..acdb75c5a3 100644
--- a/core/encode.h
+++ b/core/encode.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void encode_lavc_finish(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx);
 void encode_lavc_free(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx);
 void encode_lavc_discontinuity(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx);
 bool encode_lavc_showhelp(struct MPOpts *opts);
-int encode_lavc_getstatus(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, char *buf, int bufsize, float relative_position, float playback_time);
+int encode_lavc_getstatus(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, char *buf, int bufsize, float relative_position);
 void encode_lavc_expect_stream(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, enum AVMediaType mt);
 void encode_lavc_set_video_fps(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, float fps);
 bool encode_lavc_didfail(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx); // check if encoding failed
diff --git a/core/encode_lavc.c b/core/encode_lavc.c
index e7c52be221..b09ecaa1ac 100644
--- a/core/encode_lavc.c
+++ b/core/encode_lavc.c
@@ -739,6 +739,9 @@ int encode_lavc_write_frame(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, AVPacket *packet)
         break;
     case AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO:
         ctx->abytes += packet->size;
+        ctx->audioseconds += packet->duration
+            * (double)ctx->avc->streams[packet->stream_index]->time_base.num
+            / (double)ctx->avc->streams[packet->stream_index]->time_base.den;
         break;
     default:
         break;
@@ -1003,7 +1006,7 @@ double encode_lavc_getoffset(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx, AVStream *stream)
 
 int encode_lavc_getstatus(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx,
                           char *buf, int bufsize,
-                          float relative_position, float playback_time)
+                          float relative_position)
 {
     double now = mp_time_sec();
     float minutes, megabytes, fps, x;
@@ -1015,14 +1018,17 @@ int encode_lavc_getstatus(struct encode_lavc_context *ctx,
 
     minutes = (now - ctx->t0) / 60.0 * (1 - f) / f;
     megabytes = ctx->avc->pb ? (avio_size(ctx->avc->pb) / 1048576.0 / f) : 0;
-    fps = ctx->frames / ((now - ctx->t0));
-    x = playback_time / ((now - ctx->t0));
+    fps = ctx->frames / (now - ctx->t0);
+    x = ctx->audioseconds / (now - ctx->t0);
     if (ctx->frames)
-        snprintf(buf, bufsize, "{%.1f%% %.1fmin %.1ffps %.1fMB}",
-                 relative_position * 100.0, minutes, fps, megabytes);
+        snprintf(buf, bufsize, "{%.1fmin %.1ffps %.1fMB}",
+                 minutes, fps, megabytes);
+    else if (ctx->audioseconds)
+        snprintf(buf, bufsize, "{%.1fmin %.2fx %.1fMB}",
+                 minutes, x, megabytes);
     else
-        snprintf(buf, bufsize, "{%.1f%% %.1fmin %.2fx %.1fMB}",
-                 relative_position * 100.0, minutes, x, megabytes);
+        snprintf(buf, bufsize, "{%.1fmin %.1fMB}",
+                 minutes, megabytes);
     buf[bufsize - 1] = 0;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/core/encode_lavc.h b/core/encode_lavc.h
index 7e53ae6a1d..f47825e1d7 100644
--- a/core/encode_lavc.h
+++ b/core/encode_lavc.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct encode_lavc_context {
     struct stream *twopass_bytebuffer_v;
     double t0;
     unsigned int frames;
+    double audioseconds;
 
     bool expect_video;
     bool expect_audio;
diff --git a/core/mplayer.c b/core/mplayer.c
index 86260a0598..1a99c03644 100644
--- a/core/mplayer.c
+++ b/core/mplayer.c
@@ -1229,19 +1229,11 @@ static void print_status(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENCODING
-    double startpos = rel_time_to_abs(mpctx, opts->play_start, 0);
-    double endpos = rel_time_to_abs(mpctx, opts->play_end, -1);
-    float position = (get_current_time(mpctx) - startpos) /
-                     (get_time_length(mpctx) - startpos);
-    if (endpos != -1)
-        position = max(position, (get_current_time(mpctx) - startpos)
-                               / (endpos - startpos));
-    if (opts->play_frames > 0)
-        position = max(position,
-                       1.0 - mpctx->max_frames / (double) opts->play_frames);
+    double position = get_current_pos_ratio(mpctx);
+    // TODO rescale this to take --start, --end, --length, --frames into account
     char lavcbuf[80];
     if (encode_lavc_getstatus(mpctx->encode_lavc_ctx, lavcbuf, sizeof(lavcbuf),
-            position, get_current_time(mpctx) - startpos) >= 0)
+            position) >= 0)
     {
         // encoding stats
         saddf(&line, " %s", lavcbuf);